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Re: [TCLUG:5843] security and ports
well.. anything over 1024 could be a user process, and stand alone daemons
don't require entries in /etc/services, /etc/services is really only
required for inetd
Thank You,
Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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On Wed, 5 May 1999, Ben Luey wrote:
> My computer is listening to ports 1024, 1256, and 1486. These ports aren't
> listed in /etc/services. What are they for and can (should) I block them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
> Ben Luey
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